Random total antiepileptic drug levels and seizure control during pregnancy

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-359

  Al Bunyan, Muneera A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug levels; Epilepsy; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG MONITORING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0035041417     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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